improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
space; interval; space character; whitespace
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
gender; distinction of sex; sex
district; section; sector
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
classification; categorization; sorting
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to have meaning; to be meaningful
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
frame; framework; outline
to appear all together; to be all present
push-up (exercise); press-up
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
senior high school; high school
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
the West; the Occident; Western countries
historical play; period drama